Taken from altpress: Green Day and U2 are set to collaborate on a cover of ‘The Saints Are Coming’ (originally recorded by Scottish punks The Skids) for a music charity. Here’s what they had to say:
“In the coming weeks, we’ll be going into the studio with U2 to record a cover of the song “The Saints Are Coming,” which was originally recorded by Scottish punk band, The Skids. We were asked by U2 to record the song with them to benefit Music Rising… One year later, the devastation is still fresh in our minds, and we’d like to keep it in yours. New Orleans has always been a special city to us, being a hotbed of music and creativity, and it’s hard to believe parts of the gulf region still remain devastated. We feel that it’s important to continue to raise awareness.”